Chicago, IL (August 10, 2024) – According to officers with the Chicago Police Department, they are searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on the Near West Side.

Police said just before 6:00 p.m. Friday, a 45-year-old man was riding a scooter across Ruble Street near UIC when a black Dodge Charger hit him in the 600 block of West Taylor Street. The victim was seriously injured, per investigators, but his current condition is unknown.

Police described the vehicle as a black Dodge Charger with damage to the front passenger windshield. The vehicle has Illinois license plate number…
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Cass County, IL (August 9, 2024) – A 72-year-old Chicago woman was hurt after a two-car crash along U.S. Highway 12 on Friday, August 9, according to deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident apparently took place near Anderson Road and involved at least two drivers colliding in a rear-end accident. According to Illinois State Police troopers, the woman was transported to a local hospital for her injuries, though it’s unclear if anybody else was hurt in the incident. 

At approximately 6:30 p.m., all lanes in the area were opened, though the crash remains under investigation. Although no…
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Cass County, IL (August 8, 2024) – First responders and local officers say that an Illinois man was arrested after deputies were called to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident near Highway 71 and Interstate 80 on Wednesday.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the reporting party advised that their vehicle was struck by a white Ford pickup with green decorations. This pickup continued east on Interstate 80, eventually exiting south towards Anita on Highway 148. Officers ultimately apprehended the driver a short time later; that said, police did not release information about the victims’ current conditions or the extent of their…
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Chicago, IL (August 7, 2024) – Two Chicago Police officers and a third person were injured on Wednesday evening in a crash involving a squad car in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

The crash happened at Grand and Springfield Avenues, and a photo at the scene showed a squad car with its lights on and its front end wrecked. The Chicago Fire Department said they were called to the scene at around 7:35 p.m. and took two officers to Stroger Hospital of Cook County and a third person to Mount Sinai Hospital.

All were in fair-to-serious condition at the time of…
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Chicago, IL (August 6, 2024) – According to officers with the Chicago Police Department, a woman was hit and killed by a semi-trailer truck after crossing the street on the Near West Side on Tuesday evening, August 6.

Police said that at 8:15 p.m., the truck was headed north on Ashland Avenue at Roosevelt Road when the woman was crossing at the intersection. She was hit by the truck, police said, and the woman was reportedly trapped under the truck. The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where she later died.

No other injuries were reported, police…
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Joliet, IL (August 5, 2024) – A person died in a Lincoln Highway crash near Joliet and New Lenox on Monday, according to troopers with the Illinois State Police.

Officials said that the crash happened around 10:15 a.m. on Illinois Route 30 near Cherry Hill Road. Officers added that the crash involved a silver Ford sedan and a brown GMC truck, and the area was shut down for several hours as emergency personnel responded and as the State Police investigated.

One person died at the scene, and two people were ultimately taken to a hospital with injuries. Local news footage…
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Pontoon Beach, IL (August 4, 2024) – According to officers with the Pontoon Beach Police Department, a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Illinois Route 111 at Engineer Road on Saturday night, August 3.

Officials with the Pontoon Beach PD, Long Lake Fire Department, and Mitchell Fire Department responded to the scene. First responders also arrived at the site and, assessing the severity of the injuries called for an Arch Medical Helicopter. However, before the helicopter could arrive, the decision was made to transport the victim by ground ambulance. Authorities have not released further details on…
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Ford County, IL (August 3, 2024) – Two people are dead after a head-on crash near Paxton on Thursday evening, August 1.

State Police said around 5:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle fatal crash on Illinois Route 9 at 2350 East Road. Preliminary information indicates the first vehicle, a blue 2024 Honda CR-V, crossed the center line and hit the second vehicle head-on, which was a purple 2004 Mack truck-tractor.

Two victims were ultimately pronounced dead at the scene, but there is no further information available at this time. It’s unclear if anybody else was hurt in…
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Milford, IL (August 2, 2024) – Illinois State Police responded to the site of a multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday evening, July 31, and said that a Vermilion County woman was dead after a semi-tractor truck crash in rural Milford.

Just before 5:00 p.m., Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police responded to the semi-truck accident at the intersection of County Road 2000 East and 1000 North. The first vehicle, a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, was traveling southbound on County Road 2000 East when it was involved in a crash with a 2014 Peterbilt semi-tractor traveling westbound.

The driver of the semi-tractor, a 32-year-old man,…
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Mokena, IL (August 1, 2024) – According to troopers with the Illinois State Police who responded to the incident, a dozen vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 80 in the southwest suburbs Thursday evening, August 1.

Illinois State Police were called to the site of the incident at around 6:15 p.m. for the pileup on westbound I-80 east of Wolf Road near Mokena. State police said approximately 12 vehicles were involved, including a semi-truck, and multiple injuries were reported.

Traffic was getting by on the center lane after the crash, state police said. However, no other details…
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You may wonder whether you can sue a trucking company after sustaining serious injuries in a truck accident in Chicago, Illinois. You can file a civil suit against a trucking company in the event of an accident stemming from the negligent actions of the company, its driver, or any other staff member. Negligence in truck accident cases constitutes a violation of the legal duty of care that directly causes injury, damage, or loss.

You must consider various factors, such as the severity of your injuries, liability, scope of your damages, and statute of limitations, before you sue a trucking company.
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Craig Pierce, who has been paralyzed on one side of his body for eight years following a stroke, has been awarded $41 million in a medical negligence lawsuit. This award, believed to be the largest in Illinois for a medical malpractice claim involving someone over 70, will fund his necessary round-the-clock care. 

The case stemmed from events at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, where Pierce was admitted in February 2016 for pneumonia. During his treatment, Pierce developed an acute kidney injury and was prescribed an anticoagulant to prevent a stroke. However, there was inadequate monitoring of his blood levels, leading…
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Chicago, IL (July 31, 2024) – According to officers with the Chicago Police Department, a pedestrian was critically injured in a South Side hit-and-run crash on Monday afternoon.

Police said the crash happened in the Calumet Heights neighborhood’s 2800 block of East 95th Street just before 3:45 p.m. A man was standing near the street when a sedan, traveling eastbound on 95th Street, struck him and continued driving, police said.

Witnesses told authorities that the driver appeared to be going at a high rate of speed and started to drive the wrong way in the westbound lanes to get around…
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